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Margaret River: Once a quiet surfing spot and service town to a prosperous farming community, Margaret River is these days the ultimate smorgasbord of good food, fine wine and spectacular coastal scenery. Margaret River emerged as WA's leading and one of Australia's top red wine producing regions in the 1980s, and as a result, is one of WA's most well known destinations. Margaret River is also an ideal base from which to explore the region's coastal scenery.
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Show Caves: Along the spine of the Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge lie more than 150 caves. The main road that travels along the Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge is aptly named Caves Road as it links the three cave systems in the region that are open for public inspection - Yallingup (Ngilgi Cave) Margaret River (Lake and Mammoth Caves); Augusta (Jewel and Cadgarup Caves). Each cave is different; some feature huge caverns with giant undergound lakes, others have carefully lit salagmites, stalagtites, shawls and columns of intriguing delicacy and subtle colouring. Together they are the finest group of show caves in Australia.
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Geographe Bay: a 50km long, north facing bay on the Indian Ocean, Geographe Bay was recognised many years ago as an ideal location for family holidays, and has been developed along those lines over the years. The sweeping bay's clean white sand and calm waters make it a perfect spot for swimming, snorkeling and fishing. The holiday town of Busselton is the major centre on the bay.
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Karri Forests: the southern eastern corner of the region is known as Karri country, as it is the home the Karri 'Eucalyptus diversicolor', one of the largest trees found on the planet. The timber towns of Pemberton, Northcliffe and Manjimup, while still active in controlled timber felling and milling, are also geared up for the many tourists who flock to the see the giants of the forest. Pemberton and Manjimup both have lookout trees which can be climbed by visitors. Numerous waterfalls in the area can be reached by walking trails.
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Cape to Cape Coast: Between Cape Naturaliste and Cape Leeuwin there is everything a visitor could want or expect from a strip of coastline. If you are looking for the hottest surfing breaks in the state (some say they are the hottest in the country), a place to drop a line and do some fishing, or some interesting coastal scenry to photograph, you'll find it all here.
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Cape Leeuwin: There is something special about Cape Leeuwin, a wind-blown corner of the country where two great oceans (the Indian and Southern) meet. It could have something to do with it being the far south-west corner of the continent, because if you from Australia's eastern states, chances are Cape Leeuwin is the furtherest away from home you can go without leaving the mainland. It may also have something to do with the historic calcified waterwheel and the whales that frolic offshore as they migrate north and south. All combine to make this a unique place.
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